Wanting a piece of equipment that strengthens your abs, arms, and shoulders, engages your legs, and gives a killer conditioning workout all in one go? Look no further than battle ropes. No doubt you would have seen this old school piece of equipment either in action or lying around the gym. Weighted ropes have become…
Plyometric Exercises for Legs
Plyometric exercise is a great training method for building explosive strength, and because of which, it is often a form of exercise used by anyone from athletes to the military. The types of movements involve rapid explosive concentric movements, preceded by eccentric contractions. These explosive movements elicit enhanced force production from the stretch–shortening cycle. Find…
7 Shoulder-Burning Exercises
With the shoulder being the most moveable and unstable joint in the body, shoulder training has several benefits beyond the aesthetic. The muscles, ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulder are what keep it stable, making them important tissues to strengthen to keep the shoulder strong, flexible, more coordinated and conditioned to handle stress. To train…
How can you help your clients stay in shape over the holiday period?
The Christmas period can be a big temptation to overindulge for many. Here are a couple of easy tips and reminders to help your clients keep in shape over this tempting time.
The Complete Dumbbell Workout
Dumbbells are one of the most versatile and accessible pieces of equipment found in a gym. Do you remember the famous tag line, “if you’ve got a door, you’ve got a gym”? Well, the same thing applies with a set of dumbbells. Not only are they extremely practical, they can be seriously effective in building…
5 squat variations you should add to your program
Leg day. You either love it or you hate it. For many, the dread of the next day’s DOMS can lead to carrying out the same leg routine week in and week out. When it comes to building leg strength and fending off injuries, nothing comes close to the squat. Leg strength is the foundation…
Benefits of Pistol Squats
Firstly, it looks awesome. Pulling out a pistol squat in the gym makes people look over and wish they could do it. But that aside, pistol squats have so many benefits that most other leg exercises just can’t compete with. It is an extremely challenging exercise that requires very strong leg muscles, a high level…
What Causes Shin Splints and How to Treat
Shin splints can be brought on by a number of different causes, and can present itself in a unique way from person to person. If you have ever felt a persistent sharp pulling or stabbing feeling through the front of your shinbone, it is likely you have suffered from shin splints. If you have experienced…
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